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Understanding 9/11The anatomy of melancholy : what it is, with all the kinds causes, symptomes, prognostickes & seuerall cures of it : in three partitions, with their severall sections, members & subsections, philosophically, medicinally, historically opened & cut-up
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The anatomy of melancholy : what it is, with all the kinds causes, symptomes, prognostickes & seuerall cures of it : in three partitions, with their severall sections, members & subsections, philosophically, medicinally, historically opened & cut-up
- Publication date
- 1638
- Topics
- Melancholy -- Early works to 1800., Depression., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Melancholy -- Early works to 1800, Depression, Melancholy
- Publisher
- Oxford : Printed [by Robert Young, Edinburgh, 1635?, by Miles Flesher, London, 1638, and by Leonard Lichfield and William Turner, Oxford] for Henry Cripps
- Collection
- mcgilluniversity; toronto; mcgilluniversityrarebooks
- Contributor
- McGill University Library
- Language
- English
- Item Size
- 1.6G
[14], 78, [6], 97, 96-140, [2], 141-218, [4], 219-262, 261-723, [11] p. ; 29 cm. (fol.)
Democritus Junior = Robert Burton
Engraved title page is signed: C: le Blon. fe
Half-title reads: The anatomie of melancholy
Printers' names from STC. For an account of the printing history of this edition see "Oxford Bib. Soc. Proceedings & Papers" I (1922-6), p. 194-7
"This edition was printed by R. Young at Edinburgh, L. Litchfield at Oxford, and W. Turner at Oxford, with cancels by M. Flesher at London"--Smith, P.J.- Bib. Burtoniana, p. 88
Leaf 2L1, intended to be cancelled, is retained in many copies
Variant: with an additional letterpress title page dated 1638
Variant: Synopsis of the first partition ( ²[sec.]²) bound in at end of First partition, after leaf K4
Signatures: [sec.]⁴([sec. 1]+chi1) ²[sec.]² A-K⁴ ²A-R⁴ S⁶ T-2H⁴ 2I⁶ 2K⁴ 2L⁴( -2L1) 2M-4E⁴ 4F² 4G-5A⁴
Illustrated engraved title page, head-pieces, initials; printed marginal notes
Numerous errors in pagination
Errata on leaf 5A4 recto
Includes index
Democritus Junior = Robert Burton
Engraved title page is signed: C: le Blon. fe
Half-title reads: The anatomie of melancholy
Printers' names from STC. For an account of the printing history of this edition see "Oxford Bib. Soc. Proceedings & Papers" I (1922-6), p. 194-7
"This edition was printed by R. Young at Edinburgh, L. Litchfield at Oxford, and W. Turner at Oxford, with cancels by M. Flesher at London"--Smith, P.J.- Bib. Burtoniana, p. 88
Leaf 2L1, intended to be cancelled, is retained in many copies
Variant: with an additional letterpress title page dated 1638
Variant: Synopsis of the first partition ( ²[sec.]²) bound in at end of First partition, after leaf K4
Signatures: [sec.]⁴([sec. 1]+chi1) ²[sec.]² A-K⁴ ²A-R⁴ S⁶ T-2H⁴ 2I⁶ 2K⁴ 2L⁴( -2L1) 2M-4E⁴ 4F² 4G-5A⁴
Illustrated engraved title page, head-pieces, initials; printed marginal notes
Numerous errors in pagination
Errata on leaf 5A4 recto
Includes index
- Addeddate
- 2018-06-26 14:01:13
- Associated-names
- Le Blon, Christof, -1665, engraver; Flesher, Miles, -1664, printer; Lichfield, Leonard, -1657, printer; Turner, William, -1643, printer; Young, Robert, -1643, printer; Cripps, Henry, active 1620-1642, bookseller
- Identifier
- McGillLibrary-RBSC_FOLIO-673-17111
- Identifier-ark
- ark:/13960/t22c5z79q
- Note
-
Democritus Junior = Robert Burton.
Engraved title page is signed: C: le Blon. fe.
Half-title reads: The anatomie of melancholy.
Printers' names from STC. For an account of the printing history of this edition see "Oxford Bib. Soc. Proceedings & Papers" I (1922-6), p. 194-7.
"This edition was printed by R. Young at Edinburgh, L. Litchfield at Oxford, and W. Turner at Oxford, with cancels by M. Flesher at London"--Smith, P.J.- Bib. Burtoniana, p. 88.
Leaf 2L1, intended to be cancelled, is retained in many copies.
Variant: with an additional letterpress title page dated 1638.
Variant: Synopsis of the first partition ( ²[sec.]²) bound in at end of First partition, after leaf K4.
Signatures: [sec.]⁴([sec. 1]+chi1) ²[sec.]² A-K⁴ ²A-R⁴ S⁶ T-2H⁴ 2I⁶ 2K⁴ 2L⁴( -2L1) 2M-4E⁴ 4F² 4G-5A⁴.
Illustrated engraved title page, head-pieces, initials; printed marginal notes.
Numerous errors in pagination.
Errata on leaf 5A4 recto.
Includes index.
Osler, W. Bibliotheca Osleriana,4625
Osler, W. Bibliotheca Osleriana,4626
STC (2nd ed.)4163
English Short Title Catalogue,S122250
Madan, F. Oxford books,II, p. 141
Smith, P.J.- Bib. Burtoniana,p. 86
Copy in McGill Library’s Osler Library of the History of Medicine, Niche 2: Copy 1 is No. 4625; excerpted description tipped in on front pastedown.
Copy in McGill Library’s Osler Library of the History of Medicine, Niche 2: Copy 1 : in hand on flyleaf in black ink: "Made to March 23rd 1693 W.O. Friend of Locke. See Fox-Barne's Life of Locke;" Synopsis of the first partition ( ²[sec.]²) bound in at end of First partition, after leaf K4.
Copy in McGill Library’s Osler Library of the History of Medicine, Niche 2: Copy 2 is No. 4626; excerpted description tipped in on front pastedown.
Copy in McGill Library’s Osler Library of the History of Medicine, Niche 2: Copy 2: lower border of the title page including the date has been cut off ; leaf 2L1 not cancelled; note on final leaf, in Osler's hand: See LL1 for cancelled leaf not in other copy, for which reason I bought this. See Gordon Duff's paper. Ed. Bib.(?) Soc. Jan 1918 W.O; note on 2L1 cancellation, possibly in W.W. Francis's hand, laid loose.
Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: marbled paper copy has title page wanting; manuscript annotations throughout; "by Samewell Burtin" in hand on half-title; "Gorge Burton" in hand on half-title ; "1621 AD?" in hand in black ink on half-title; two typed notecards from printing exhibition laid loose; Synopsis of the first partition ( ²[sec.]²) bound in at end of First partition, after leaf K4.
Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: morocco cloth copy has portion of text burned away on leaf 3Q2; note in hand inserted at leaf 3Q2 "These words have been obliterated in this copy," then provides missing text.
Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: imperfect: morocco cloth copy has several pages missing from the volume, including the title page and entire index: [sec]1(title page), [sec]2, [sec]4, 3E2, 3E3, 4Z4, 5A1-5A4 (index).
- Ocr
- ABBYY FineReader 11.0 (Extended OCR)
- Ppi
- 600
- References
- Osler, W. Bibliotheca Osleriana, 4625; Osler, W. Bibliotheca Osleriana, 4626; STC (2nd ed.) 4163; English Short Title Catalogue, S122250; Madan, F. Oxford books, II, p. 141; Smith, P.J.- Bib. Burtoniana, p. 86
- Year
- 1638
- Full catalog record
- MARCXML
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